Complete Unit LibraryAP Euro Unit 4 · c. 1648-181510-15% of exam7 Topics

AP European History Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments

The Scientific Revolution (Copernicus, Galileo, Newton) and the Enlightenment (Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, Kant) substantially restructured European intellectual life. Seven lessons trace the new natural philosophy, the philosophes, eighteenth-century enlightened despotism, and the Atlantic Enlightenment's connection to revolution.

Lessons7 of 7Complete CED coverage

Total Time~ 6 hoursRecommended pacing: 7 days

CED Topics4.1 - 4.7All 7 unit topics

AP Exam Weight10-15%Roughly 1 in 8 exam points

Lesson Sequence

The 7 lessons in order

4.1

Contextualizing the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

CED Topic 4.1 · Causation. Verifier-clean, paraphrased Learning Objective and Key Concept alignment.

~ 50 min

4.2

The Scientific Revolution

CED Topic 4.2 · Causation. Verifier-clean, paraphrased Learning Objective and Key Concept alignment.

~ 50 min

4.3

The Enlightenment

CED Topic 4.3 · Causation. Verifier-clean, paraphrased Learning Objective and Key Concept alignment.

~ 50 min

4.4

18th-Century Society and Demographics

CED Topic 4.4 · Continuity and Change. Verifier-clean, paraphrased Learning Objective and Key Concept alignment.

~ 50 min

4.5

18th-Century Culture and Arts

CED Topic 4.5 · Continuity and Change. Verifier-clean, paraphrased Learning Objective and Key Concept alignment.

~ 50 min

4.6

Enlightened and Other Approaches to Power

CED Topic 4.6 · Causation. Verifier-clean, paraphrased Learning Objective and Key Concept alignment.

~ 50 min

4.7

Causation in the Age of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

CED Topic 4.7 · Causation. Verifier-clean, paraphrased Learning Objective and Key Concept alignment.

~ 50 min